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How to say 'Last time' in Japanese | 前回

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The Japanese word for Last time is 'Zenkai', written as 前回 in Japanese.'Last time' in hiragana is ぜんかい.

    word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

    Reading

    ぜんかい

    zenkai

    Kanji

    前Before, Front 回Revolve, Times

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '前回 (ぜんかい)' means 'last time' or 'the previous time'. It is used to refer to the most recent occurrence of an event or action that has happened before. This word is commonly used in contexts where you want to compare or refer back to the previous instance of something. For example: Last time, we went to the park「前回、公園に行きました」(ぜんかい、こうえんにいきました). The results were better last time「前回の結果は良かった」(ぜんかいのけっかはよかった). It's important to note that '前回' is often used in both casual and formal settings, making it a versatile word in Japanese conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2866

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 前回

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

Words Related to 前回 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 前回 Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    回

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

  • word

    回路

    Meaning

    Circuit

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    回答

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    回復

    Meaning

    Recovery

  • word

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    回避

    Meaning

    Avoidance

  • word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    毎回

    Meaning

    Every time

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

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What does 'Zenkai' (前回) mean?

'Zenkai' means 'Last time' .

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